New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-30
FLEET WITH FEW COLoRs FLYING.

THE BusINEss-IIKE PROCESSION THAT FOLLOWED
THE CONTESTANTS OUT To SEA.
After tho pomp and parade OF Tuesday on tho inside
course the procession OF steamers, Steam yachts Anu
tugs the out to sea looked plain ana
businesslike Tho big steamers had hauled down ther
clouds OF bunting and tho steam yachts ran
under baro poles, except for the club nags Al
the mast tops The tugs had lost their many
cooreI decorations and tho whole Meet hau
housed Itself as far possible for nasty weather'
Going out tho Narrows the sea was iumpy ana inc
breeze fresh Dut the fox hung closely all AROUND ana
few craft could DO seen moro than half mile OH Down
by Sandy Hook sailing vessels were beating their
way out the big white sloop tho Atlantic the schooner
Clio tho fast small soop Vision. tho veteran double
scker Dauntless. her hull now painted white' ana '"o
sghter schooner Alice. IL was poor day TOT so"ps
cutters and schooaer and few tried to reach the SCOT
land ixhtshp Tho fog lifted ttlo outside the HOOK
and left tho Jersey hills covered only with thin gray
cloud The sandy beach could bo seen di'uuctV WIN
the long white line Of the breakers.
GLOOM THICKER THAN FOO ON THE FLAGSHIP
On board the flagship. accepting Commodore Gerry's
courteous and abundant hospitality In ahdioh 10 us
Official guests Captain donverneur kort"Hsh" o'o'ao"
Peabody and Alexander Taylor. Jr" composing the no
gatta Committee, and er-Conmodore j. d. smith, Woo
Commodore C. O. Haght and Philip schuyler, composing
the Anerc Cup Co umittoe. were Captain hrohioau
Rogers Of the Cutter Bedouin Mrs Philp schuyler
Clement March, Brockholst Cutting. Justice George L.
Ingraham Woodbury. Kane, Mrs Alexander Tayior'Jr'
Miss Helen Smith. Commodore Weld OF tho Eastern
Yacht Club; Commodore John Logs OF tho hoya lana p
dian Yacht Club; Dr. Ashnoor hoases Eu ~ R.oamin
Alex ander Hamilton, Charles r. CLARKE "
George Gooderham James IenoH Banks uTruom
pre.,dent OF the American Humane Society ferdnhnu
w. Peck. Clarence d. Peek Assstant eocio'"'' VI '
Alvey A. Adec and Richard Edwards.
PLEASANT SAIL ON TIKI FAST oLivfTIE'
To the merry stratus Of tho opera from which her name
was tskeu tho handsome now steamer Olivctte slipped
ont into tho fog mist and rain at o'clock aud started
down the Bay carrying 600 passengers, who for the
most part densd the weather and crowded tho
deck and tho top OF the pilot house She
pa,sed close TO tho Thistle. which with all SAIL SET was
being towod toward the starting line, aud gave tho
yacht passing salute The crow OF tho Thistle RESPOND
ed by q Wild hurrah and waving OF lemon-coorea
"Tama" Tho Mohcan was also overhauled ana saa .
hui no response came her Az the boats lay hrt-
ing 10 tho water waiting for tho Start the Ataanta n
alongside jay Gould and sidney Dillon were gu .no
miner deck Miss Nellie Gould and friend stood near
her father and appiandod the efforts OF the Ovettes
band Mr. Gould raised his white tourirrs cap Icpsat
most con-pIcnous person the Oliyete was f. Berry
Wall, wearing loud plaid sut IN A Eswayar
e brilliant tea rose and BLOOMING s pnran Professor
Edward Deiayan Perry. J. W. Collier and stephen
MorIarity were among the other passengers
CHANGES IN THE THIsTLE's Trim.
Though the volunteer returned to her anchorage of
Bay RIDGE tho Thistle did not oons any iurner up 'nan
sandy Hook anchorng ths Horseshoe. TO which shs
was toved by the Luckcnbsch. Tho Mohican took Mr.
Rail- Mr. Watson aud party aboard aud steamed up tho
Raw TO g. George Staten Island where she came TO an
anchorage to give her passengers an opportunity OF
taking run the city. Both among tho psrtissns OF
tho Volunteer and tho Thistle here was an Intense fee
Ing Of disgust st the weather.
Both sdss hsd expressed . wish for wet sheet and
flowing 80 and wind thst fellows fast" There Wa